Shloka 11
Śvetadvīpa-varṇana and Śāstra-pravartana (Śānti Parva 322)
स्वकर्मफलनिक्षेपं विधानपरिरक्षितम् । भूतग्राममिमं काल: समन्तादपकर्षति,अपने-अपने कर्मका फल एक धरोहरके समान है, वह शास्त्रविधानके अनुसार सुरक्षित रहता है। उपयुक्त अवसर आनेपर यह काल इस प्राणिसमुदायको कर्मानुसार खींच ले जाता है
svakarmaphalanikṣepaṁ vidhānaparirakṣitam | bhūtagrāmam imaṁ kālaḥ samantād apakarṣati ||
Bhishma berkata: “Simpanan buah perbuatan seseorang dipelihara di bawah penjagaan ketetapan kitab suci. Apabila saat yang sesuai tiba, Masa (Waktu) menarik seluruh himpunan makhluk ini dari segala arah, membawa setiap seorang menurut momentum karmanya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karmic results are not lost: they remain preserved as if in a trust under the order of dharma/śāstra, and Time eventually brings them to fruition, moving beings toward experiences that correspond to their own deeds.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the moral structure of the world. Here he explains how the fruits of actions are safeguarded and, at the proper time, Kāla (Time) draws all beings onward in accordance with their karma.